Stop lines and yielding — Indiana Permit Test
Stop lines and yielding on the Indiana permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
At a red light or stop sign, stop at the solid white stop line; if there is none, stop before the crosswalk, and if there is no crosswalk, before entering the intersection.
Stopping in the right place keeps the crosswalk clear and lets you see cross traffic.
If there is no crosswalk, you should come to a complete stop before entering the intersection.
At an intersection whose signal is not working, stop before entering and then yield to cross traffic already in it, to vehicles that stopped first, to a vehicle on your right that arrived with you, and to pedestrians.
A dark signal leaves no one in control, so everyone stops and takes turns as at an all-way stop.
If you are approaching an intersection with a non-operating signal, you should stop before entering the intersection.
Before entering a street from an alley or driveway, stop and yield the right of way to other vehicles.
Drivers on the street do not expect you, and your view out of a driveway is often blocked.
Before entering a street from an alley or driveway, you should stop and yield the right of way to other vehicles.
A motorcyclist stuck at a red light that will not change may go through after a complete stop of at least two minutes, using due caution.
Some signals cannot sense a small motorcycle, so the rule keeps riders from waiting forever.
An operator approaching an intersection controlled by a traffic signal may proceed through a steady red light if the operator comes to a complete stop for at least two minutes and exercises due caution
A signal that shows only bicycle symbols controls a bike lane or bike path and applies only to bicyclists.
Drivers follow their own signal, not the bike signal beside it.
A signal that displays only bicycle symbols controls a bike lane or a separate bike path and is only applicable to bicyclists.
A signal showing white bars controls a bus or transit lane and applies only to bus or transit operators.
Those bars are for buses. Drivers follow the regular signal for their own lane.
A signal that displays white rectangular bars control a bus or transit lane and are only applicable to bus or transit operators.
On the test
Where should you stop at a stop sign with no stop line or crosswalk?
Before entering the intersection. Stopping in the right place keeps the crosswalk clear and lets you see cross traffic. Indiana Driver's Manual, p.35: “If there is no crosswalk, you should come to a complete stop before entering the intersection.”
How this works
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Indiana Driver's Manual, published by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-03.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/IN.pdf (Indiana Driver's Manual, July 2026, Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked byte for byte 2026-10-03; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/IN.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/IN-exam.html (Indiana BMV, Knowledge Exam, retrieved 2026-10-03; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json under examSource; states the two sections and the 80 percent on each, and no count)
- https://www.in.gov/bmv/licenses-permits-ids/learners-permits-and-drivers-licenses-overview/learners-permit/knowledge-exam
- https://www.in.gov/bmv/licenses-permits-ids/files/Drivers-Manual.pdf